Research Interests:
Fate and transport of contaminants in water and soil environment
Watershed protection and management
The Occurence and Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products
Chemical and biological system modeling

Current Projects and Support:

1. "Mathematics Across the Middle School Math Science Technology (MST) Curriculum" Dr. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Dr. James Butterworth, NYSED; Mr. Michael Hacker, Hofstra University; Dr. Thomas Liao, Stony Brook University; Dr. Candee Swenson, Superintendent, Longwood Central School District; Dr. Sharon Whitton, Hofstra University. National Science Foundation Grant-EHR 0314910.

2. "Storm Drain Retrofit Demonstration Project." Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee. Summer 2004 to present.

3. "Extraction of Naturally Occurring Aromatic Acids from Fresh and Marine Sediment." M. A. Hunter. Hofstra University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Faculty Research and Development Grant. 2004.

Past Projects and Support:

"Correlating Biological and Physical Availabilities of Hydrophobic Contaminants in Sediments Over Time and in the Presence of Competitive Co-Solutes", J.J. Pignatello, M. A. Hunter and J. C. White, Office of Naval Research Harbor Processes Program, December 1998 to December 2001, sub contract to Hofstra.